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LV= posts record £137m in protection claims as mental health support rises

LV= paid out a record £137 million in personal protection claims in 2024, up...

L&G strengthens protection offering with product enhancements

Legal & General has announced a series of product improvements across its protection range,...

Food for thought for those not selling mortgage protection

Networks have told me that only one-in-four mortgages arranged are safeguarded by mortgage protection...

Guardian upgrades Critical Illness cover

Guardian has unveiled a host of improvements to both its adult and children’s critical...

Brokers eye non-standard GI market for future growth

Specialist lines in the UK’s general insurance market are seeing a marked uptick in...

Howden staff take to the skies for Maggie’s Cancer Care

Employees from Howden’s Corporate & Commercial offices across the UK are preparing to defy...

Bankhall and PMS reveal new tech upgrades to boost adviser performance

Bankhall and PMS Mortgage Club, both part of Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG), have launched...

Rosemount Financial Solutions adds MetLife UK to protection panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added MetLife UK to its growing panel of protection...

Zurich becomes seventh insurer to join CIExpert’s Income Protection Insight Zones

Zurich has added its updated Income Protection plan to the CIExpert Insight Zones making...

OMS partners with Countrywide to enhance survey access for brokers

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a new partnership with Countrywide Home Surveys, a...

L&G extends partnership with Nationwide for five-year protection distribution agreement

Legal & General (L&G) Retail Protection has signed a new five-year protection distribution agreement...

Trump tensions prompt surge in life insurance interest among young adults

One in four young adults in the UK say they are now more likely...

UnderwriteMe names new chief executive

UnderwriteMe has appointed Andrew Doran as its new chief executive, following the departure of...

British Friendly reports £5 million in income protection claims paid in 2024

British Friendly paid out over £5 million in Income Protection, discretionary BF Care claims...
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Fixed rates

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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Fixed rates

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

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Brokers urged to strengthen sanctions checks

Mortgage and financial services firms are being urged to review their sanctions controls after...
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OneDome named among Europe’s fastest-growing fintech firms

OneDome has been named one of the fastest-growing fintech companies in Europe, the Middle...
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Foundation raises maximum residential lending age to 80

Foundation Home Loans has increased its maximum residential lending age from 75 to 80...

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